John 1:40–49

⁴⁰Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. ⁴¹The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).^{b 42}And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called^c Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter^g).^d

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

⁴³The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip,^e he said to him, “Follow me.”^f

⁴⁴Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.^{g 45}Philip found Nathanael^h and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law,ⁱ and about whom the prophets also wrote^j—Jesus of Nazareth,^k the son of Joseph.”^l

⁴⁶“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?”^m Nathanael asked.

“Come and see,” said Philip.

⁴⁷When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israeliteⁿ in whom there is no deceit.”^o

⁴⁸“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

⁴⁹Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi,^p you are the Son of God;^q you are the king of Israel.”^r